Oct 30, 2015 | Blog, Economic Stability & Prosperity, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, Human Rights, Peace & Conflict
Using data from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), a Finnish data visualization site, Lucify, created a stunning interactive graphic that shows the magnitude of the refugee crisis. “We aimed to convey the magnitude of the crisis in a way that is intuitive, memorable and...
Sep 8, 2015 | Economic Stability & Prosperity, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, Peace & Conflict
Last week, the shocking image of a young boy drowned with 12 others while trying to escape the Syrian conflict brought attention to the European refugee crisis in brutal fashion. This incident follows a series of horrifying incidents in Europe. Reports of refugees...
Jul 30, 2015 | Health & Human Security, Health & Wellbeing
Over 450 million people are estimated to be suffering from mental illness globally—three quarters of whom live in the developing world—making mental health issues one of the the leading causes of disability on the planet. Yet mental illness remains steeped in stigma...